UiPath Recognized as an RPA Leader by Independent Research Firm

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UiPath, the leading enterprise Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software company, is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Robotic Process Automation, Q4 2019. Among 15 vendors, UiPath achieved the highest score in the “Current Offering” category, the highest possible score in the “Market Presence” category and the highest score in the “Strategy” category. UiPath also received the highest possible score in the criteria of bot development/core UI/desktop functions, partnership, marketplace, community, innovation/market approach/access to capital, enterprise RPA customers and product roadmap and differentiation.

The report noted that UiPath has more control of the design environment to “improve debugging tools and help develop StudioX, the new citizen developer UI, to enhance the existing design studio,” and that “the new AI fabric adds the ability to ingest and orchestrate external AI building blocks.”

According to the report: “UiPath sits in the cockpit of the RPA rocket ship. UiPath’s financial backing, and savvy development and marketing, make it hard to bet against… References report that UiPath will go the extra mile to meet a client’s need. They also applaud the low cost of getting started, well-organized partner channel, overall product stability and strong security.”

The Wave examined the red-hot RPA market. To assess and recognize the vendors driving the advancement of RPA, this year’s evaluation includes key criteria in bot development/core UI/desktop functions; attended and unattended robot support; management/insight and deployment efficiency; RPA analytics; scale factors; and governance, SaaS and community. Participant evaluations were based on a comprehensive set of 25 evaluation criteria, grouped into three categories: Current Offering, Strategy and Market Presence. As part of Forrester’s rigorous review process, the firm also analyzed vendor surveys, conducted customer reference surveys, participated in product demos and examined expert interviews.

“Adoption of RPA continues to grow, and we’re seeing explosive demand from organizations around the world specifically for our platform and team of experts,” said Daniel Dines, CEO and co-founder of UiPath. “It’s rewarding to be recognized by Forrester as a Leader in RPA, as we believe that it validates all the hard work our UiPath team puts into our organization, customers and partners.”

UiPath is leading the “automation first” era – championing one robot for every person, delivering free and open training and collaboration and enabling robots to learn new skills through AI and machine learning. Led by a commitment to bring digital era skills to more than a million people, the company’s enterprise Robotic Process Automation (RPA) platform has already automated millions of repetitive, mind-numbing tasks for business and government organizations all over the world, improving productivity, customer experience and employee job satisfaction.